"We thought our name wasn’t necessarily reflective of really where we are right now with our programs and where we want to go," Dean Maryanne Reed (no relation) tells the paper.

“Journalism is, of course, important to the school. We will always teach journalism,” she said. “We don’t know what will be under our umbrella in years to come as the industry changes. So, everything we do intersects with media."

Medill's j-school officially became the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications in 2011. This summer Indiana University's Media School will open, combining its journalism and communications programs, among other disciplines.

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Andrew Beaujon reported on the media for Poynter from 2012 to 2015. He was previously arts editor at TBD.com and managing editor of Washington City Paper. He's the author of the 2006 book "Body Piercing Saved My Life," about Christian rock and evangelical Christian culture.